14. November '22
A man in a black shirt receives a framed certificate from a woman with long blonde hair in an indoor setting at Hochschule Coburg. In the background, a seated man in a suit observes the exchange. The wooden walls and visible piano add to the atmosphere of academic achievement.
A man in a black shirt receives a framed certificate from a woman with long blonde hair in an indoor setting at Hochschule Coburg. In the background, a seated man in a suit observes the exchange. The wooden walls and visible piano add to the atmosphere of academic achievement.
“In short: brilliant and outstanding”: This is how the Managing Director of the international accreditation agency FIBAA, Diane Freiberger, summed up the quality of the Master’s degree course in Financial Management. The course was awarded the FIBAA Premium Seal at the graduation ceremony for the international Master’s courses at Coburg University of Applied Sciences.
The premium seal is awarded as part of the FIBAA accreditation and certification process when a degree program demonstrates excellent quality in studies and teaching. According to Freiberger, the MBA Financial Management program scored outstandingly in almost all areas and even exceeded expectations in 28 of the 54 evaluation criteria for quality requirements and excellence. “Out of 54 evaluation criteria, the Program Finance Management, MBA has exceeded the quality requirements and excellence in 28 categories.”
20 worldwide, two in Bavaria – one of them in Coburg
Only twenty programs worldwide bear the FIBAA Premium Seal, 14 of which are in Germany and two in Bavaria. This special distinction provides prospective students, students, graduates, universities and the job market with reliable information about the outstanding quality of the degree program. FIBAA’s seal of quality is also a prestigious proof of quality that has established itself as an award on the international education market and is an important guide for prospective students. More than 2500 programs worldwide are currently awarded the FIBAA seal of quality through a FIBAA accreditation process. The Financial Management (FM) degree program has been re-accredited for a period of eight years until September 30, 2030. This is the first time that a degree program at Coburg University of Applied Sciences has been awarded a premium seal. Prof. Dr. Felix Weispfenning, Vice President for Transfer, Sustainability and Public Relations at Coburg University of Applied Sciences, was delighted to receive the certificate with the Premium Seal. FM-FM course director Prof. Dr. Victor Randall said: “I was particularly pleased with the assessment of the new Bloomberg laboratory, which was considered an extremely forward-looking investment by the panel of experts. I would like to thank everyone involved, especially the Master’s Office and the Teaching Innovation and Quality Unit. This seal is an incentive and obligation for us all. The postgraduate course in Financial Management offers the classic curriculum of an MBA course, but with a specialization in financial management. There are currently 48 students from 16 countries enrolled in FM. Since the program started 20 years ago, students have come from 78 different countries. The program hopes that the FIBAA award will raise its international profile and provide impetus for the future.
